Prayers this week 4/28
Prayers of the People
~ We Pray in Community ~
~Prayers listed here include, in general terms, some of what was lifted aloud in online worship Sunday April 25 & through this week~
~Please add your love, as you pray each name, concern, or joy- and reach out to one another!~
(Prayers are listed approx. two weeks, unless you prefer otherwise.)
God we are mourning and mourning.
We have shared sadness. We worship today with song "$20 bill”. George Floyd and all the names we said aloud today.
Jessica and Journie (Sojourner), in this time of loss, our thoughts are with all of Nicholas’ family. And for Jess’ additional sudden loss of friend Lynn, in this time.
Rita
Families who have lost and suffered. Our hearts know no verdict can heal, in George Floyd’s murder, yet we sigh an out breath, justice movements strengthen, our ranges of relief, sadness, grief, anger.
From our world of pain- to our Love, to our Hope,
Sandie’s continuing recovery and strength
India (our family, friends, loved ones) helpless in covid crisis, know we are with you, God is with you.
Increasing our work to end gun violence. Our love to families that have lost in this world. God help us to know how to be an active blessings where you want us to be.
This 1 John 3:16-18 scripture might teach us to love.
May this love in 1 John show as an economic force, a political force, an organizing center for everything worth living for, to break boundaries, to love, to build a better future.
Love cannot be drowned by sadness. Hope still lives. In children, In land, in bird songs.
To rejoice with the Sacred Heart family moving in to their new place this week!
Holy God, in your mercy ... hear our prayers!
Continue to send your prayers to Lauren & Rich and as you wish, we can include them in Sunday worship online or Wednesday gatherings online or this weekly Newsletter.
Pastoral concerns: Pastor Rich (keystone5019@gmail.com), & Pastor Lauren: lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org, or text/ call Lauren: 773.501.7382.
Sunday May 2 Worship: earlier time: 10 AM: special place: PNC UCC
Keystone community & friends, we get to join worship this Sunday May 2 with others across our region at 10 AM (not our usual 10:30 AM!)
For Sunday May 2: 10 AM
Join Keystone this unique Sunday with some folks from our network of 78 UCC churches across Washington, Northern Idaho, and Alaska: All Welcome! Online
Fifth Sunday of Easter: 10:00 a.m. Worship online
Preaching: Rev. Mike Denton, Conference Minister for the Pacific Northwest Conference UCC
Host Church: Normandy Park UCC
Scripture: Psalm 1
Music, prayer, come check it out! “Rooted in Love” theme and re-planting is alive this week as we have our Wednesday April 28 6:30 pm Listening Hour online to Brainstorm together on what we want Keystone to be next, as the Puget Sound re-opens this summer!
Continue to think, pray and sing into Sunday worship. Go to PNC Facebook page: (No Facebook account needed) 10 AM Sunday May 2:
Pacific Northwest Conference, United Church of Christ | Facebook
Wednesday Night: Pause for 25 minutes. Then Listening Hour: come to Brainstorm!
Wednesday Nights at Keystone UCC
Pray, tell stories, study, change the world
Each Wednesday night - come into community for a bit of mid-week fellowship time at Keystone!
Wednesday April 28
@ 6 pm Lectio Divina practice for 25 minutes with Pastor Lauren:
Psalm 1.
@ 6:30 pm Listening Hour: shaping Keystone's future, planning & prep: Come for this brainstorm with Pastor Rich & Pastor Lauren.
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Details:
6- 6:25 p.m. meditative Lectio Divina practice, with Lauren, reading our scripture for Sunday 5/2 with the Pacific Northwest Conference UCC. It's contemplative - no prep or previous Bible study necessary. All welcome! Come for this brief weekly centering prayer practice.
The Psalm 1 theme of re-planting may just run through both parts of our evening. Come to one or both! Re-planting, re-starts, re-opening, what will be re-new? Psalm 1 is for 4/28 Lectio Divina and our Sunday worship with the PNC UCC 5/2.
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Community and fellowship time - meet up
Mid-week Wednesday gatherings
Glance ahead to what is next in our weekly Wed. eves:
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Next week:
Wednesday May 5
@6 pm Lectio Divina with Pastor Lauren
@ 6:30 pm Green Team: Join Keystone’s think tank and action team with Rich V. this hour.
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All our Wednesday night gatherings occur in the same Zoom space we use on Sunday mornings (so you can use a previous link). Email us for all the ways you can enter our online gatherings (by computer, phone, tablet, etc): worship@keystoneseattle.org
Watch 2040 free - links to register!
Meaningful Movies has purchased the screening rights to the film "2040" and makes it available to all to view for free beginning this next week (16April to 23April).
The film "2040" takes a solutions-based approach to how we can mitigate, using the technology we already have, the enormous global issues we currently face. The main themes/solutions looked at in the film are around: empowerment of women and girls; marine regeneration; regenerative agriculture; renewable energy; and circular economy. It’s a story of hope, and a powerful tool to encourage people to take action.
For those of you who missed this movie on April 16th, please see the schedule below. It is a must see movie!
Community discussions and the movie are scheduled for:
April 21, 7PM – Meaningful Movies Spokane – Join local activists and experts to learn what you can do to combat climate change in Eastern Washington and the Spokane area. Register here.
April 22, 6PM – Mt Baker Meaningful Movies – Join Neal Anderson and friends to learn more about the “New Rules For Fossil Fuels Campaign.” Register here.
April 23, 6:30PM – Tacoma Meaningful Movies and Kristin Ang, Port Commissioner, Ryan Mello, Pierce Cty Councilman and Pierce Cty Conservation District, and John Doherty, Citizen Climate Lobby. Register here.
Another Climate Conversation this week from Jim:
Consider registering on Meetup for our next Climate Solutions Conversation. John Stafford is our featured speaker for our 25 April Conversation from 3P to 4:30P. John will speak about legislation requiring the teaching of climate change in grades K-12, a topic he is passionate about. When you RSVP on the Meetup website, then you will have access to a Zoom link for the Conversation. John is a long-standing climate activist; he's on the Steering Committee of the South Seattle Climate Action Network (SSCAN), he's a member of the 37th District Democrats Environment and Climate Caucus, and he's a Board Member of the Environment and Climate Caucus of the Washington State Democrats. Come join in the conversation.